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California has some of the strongest whistleblower protection laws in the nation. These laws are available to employees who seek to expose wrongdoing in the workplace. But do they apply to elected officials? According to a recent decision of the California Supreme Court, the answer to that question is “no.” In Brown v. City of…

California Labor Code section 1194.2 applies to lawsuits and Labor Commissioner claims in which an employee sues to recover wages “because of the payment of a wage less than the minimum wage.” As a practical matter, that language applies to any claim where the employee was not paid anything for the work performed because, in…

More and more employers are forcing workers to sign arbitration agreements that prevent the workers from suing in court. Instead, the workers are forced into arbitration, where they are much less likely to prevail, and, even if they do prevail, their awards tend to be lower than jury verdicts. The Problem: Employers not paying Arbitration…